Water Pollution

Wastewater treatment through root zone technology with special reference to Shahpura Lake of Bhopal

Water quality on earth is depleted due to over increasing human development activities that over exploits and affect the quality and quantity of the water resources. The rapid urbanization has resulted in pollution of fresh water bodies due to increase generation of domestic waste, sewage, industrial waste etc. This study investigated the effectiveness and feasibility for Horizontal surface flow constructed wetland/Root Zone Unit which was constructed by Environmental Planning & coordination organization (EPCO) at Ekant Park, Bhopal.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2014
Kalpana Kumari Thakur, Avinash Bajpai, Shailbala Singh Baghel
International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering
12
3
169-175
Tags:
Lake, Lake Pollution, Wastewater, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Wetlands, Sewage Treatment Technology
Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution being caused by various units in the industrial area at Govindpura in Bhopal, 29/04/2014

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the Nawab Khan & Others Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 29/04/2014 regarding pollution being caused by various units in the industrial area at Govindpura in Bhopal.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/52_2014(App)(CZ)_29Apr2014_final_order.pdf

Judgement Date: 
29/04/2014
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Bhopal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Madhya Pradesh, Air Pollution, Air Act 1981
Environment

Bhopal can make it to green list

BHOPAL: Green Cities will be the theme of World Earth Day celebrations that falls on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
22/04/2014
Times Of India (Bhopal)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, Solar Energy, Water Harvesting, Green Spaces, Sustainable Development
Climate Change

Low carbon society scenario - Bhopal 2035

Bhopal is leaving a huge carbon footprint on the environment due to its energy consumption pattern and continuous depletion of green cover. There is a rapid increase in energy consumption by the urban population. And with the recent depletion in city's green cover in the name of development, the city is not far from becoming an arid zone.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2014
Ashish Deshpande, Manmohan Kapshe, Sheuli Mitra, Kshama Puntambekar
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology
Tags:
Low Carbon Economy, Carbon Dioxide, Energy Efficiency, Emission Targets, Green House Gases, Bhopal, Climate Mitigation, Urban Transport, Urban Development, Industry, Buildings
Wildlife

Vultures to be bred at 8 more centres

The Centre is expanding its vulture conservation programme across eight centres to save the endangered species and arrest the steady decline of their population.

The move to emulate successful vulture breeding and rescue centre in Pinjore comes ahead of the ambitious plan to release these birds, bred in captivity, into the wild by 2016-17.

Publication Date: 
03/03/2014
Anubhuti Vishnoi
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Assam, West Bengal, Vulture, Bhopal, Orissa, Nandakanan SA, Endangered Species, Wildlife
Hazardous Waste

Disposal of toxic waste of Union Carbide factory - Question raised in Rajya Sabha, 07/02/2014

Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on disposal of toxic waste of Union Carbide factory, Srikant Kumar Jena, the minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers stated that the matter of providing oversight and support to all remediation actions, including disposal of toxic waste lying in around the UCIL plant site at Bhopal is being dealt with by the Oversight Committee constituted in the Ministry of Environment and Forests as per the decision of Cabinet.

Publication Date: 
07/02/2014
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Union Carbide, Toxic Wastes, Parliament, Waste Disposal, Supreme Court, Waste Incineration, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Sahapura Lake, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 06/01/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Municipal Corporation Bhopal & Ors. dated 06/01/2014 regarding pollution of Sahapura Lake, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/34-2013(CZ)(OA)_6Jan2014.pdf

Judgement Date: 
06/01/2014
Tags:
Lake Pollution, Bhopal, Sewage Pollution, Municipal Corporation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Solid Waste
Hazardous Waste

29 years later, Bhopal gas victims still wait for justice

It was on the night of Dec 2-3, 1984, that a toxic gas leak from the Union Carbide Corporation's pesticide plant in the Madhya Pradesh capital killed and maimed thousands of people.

Publication Date: 
03/12/2013
Zee News
Tags:
Bhopal Gas Disaster, Madhya Pradesh, Hazardous Waste, Toxic Wastes, Health Effects, Union Carbide, Compensation, Waste Management, Groundwater Pollution, Bhopal
Hazardous Waste

Non-utilisation of Rs 4 crore for safely disposing carbide waste: Audit

About Rs 4 crore earmarked for safe disposal of toxic waste lying at Union Carbide site in Bhopal was not utilised by Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB), an audit report has said.

Publication Date: 
03/12/2013
IBN Live
Tags:
Bhopal, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Toxic Wastes, Hazardous Waste, Madhya Pradesh, Waste Management, Union Carbide, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Dhar (D), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Supreme Court, Environment, Health
Air Pollution

Govt slammed for failure to check crackers' decibels

BHOPAL: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Bhopal bench has slammed governments of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan for their failure to carry out checks with regard to manufacture and sa

Publication Date: 
31/10/2013
Times Of India (Bhopal)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution

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